SG-U – Darkness (1x04) - (Discuss – Grade | SPOILERS)

[Admiral Buzzkill]

Hitchhikers, obviously.

You mean the version that lost viewers as it went along or the version that'll be remembered?

As opposed to the original, vastly overbudgeted piece of crap that hemorrhaged viewers and was cancelled after a single season? The version that has remained a punch-line and an exemplar of brain-dead popular culture trash for over thirty years?

Ron Moore elevating BSG into watchable, worthwhile television was the best thing that could have happened to that sorry show - which is why participants from the original who could climb aboard did so like tourists scrambling for lifeboats on the Titanic, and participants who couldn't bitched like little girls in the press.

 

[Hyperspace05]

7 Chevrons - B+

Pluses:
- Gas giant sequence
- Col. Young, lots of great lines
- Rush
- No technobabble

Minuses:
- The kino recordings did not add much
- Young's visit with wife could have been done better (or skipped this time)

 

[Snaploud]

Wait wait wait wait wait, how does the Destiny have towels on board?

They grabbed random supplies (before going through the gate). The ship may have also provided them with towels, though that seems less likely...

 

[cylkoth]

6. it's stupid they are not being used to rotate in technical and medical help.

You know, I've been so fixated on gaining control of/understanding the ship's functions and the need for experts back home to use those blasted stones to help out, that it totally escaped me that the same could be done with the medical issues. So far, Tamara has managed to handle things, but if something happens that's beyond her training, then there's little drama to be had, since an experienced doctor can be transferred aboard to perform the life saving operation stat!


...Which of course will be when the stones lose power or suffer subspace interference, creating the actual drama.

 

[Harvey]

Wait wait wait wait wait, how does the Destiny have towels on board?

They grabbed random supplies (before going through the gate). The ship may have also provided them with towels, though that seems less likely...

Which, of course, included a healthy supply of razors (likely fancy electric razors due to their water shortage), towels, and designer sunglasses. These were probably packed by the same military suppliers that offered that package of hats in A Bridge Too Far.

Sorry, I just compared a solid Attenborough film that was making a point to Stargate Universe. I should go atone or something.

 

[DWF]

Hitchhikers, obviously.

You mean the version that lost viewers as it went along or the version that'll be remembered?

As opposed to the original, vastly overbudgeted piece of crap that hemorrhaged viewers and was cancelled after a single season? The version that has remained a punch-line and an exemplar of brain-dead popular culture trash for over thirty years?

Ron Moore elevating BSG into watchable, worthwhile television was the best thing that could have happened to that sorry show - which is why participants from the original who could climb aboard did so like tourists scrambling for lifeboats on the Titanic, and participants who couldn't bitched like little girls in the press.

Battlestar Galactica is like Star Trek, Dr. Who, Stargate and Star Wars it's a franchise, but it's always the original that matters and is remembered the most since all the other versions are just that other versions, good or bad doesn't make much of a difference. In the end without the original paving the way there'd be no other versions, sequels or spinoffs.

 

[RJDiogenes]

Hitchhikers, obviously.

You mean the version that lost viewers as it went along or the version that'll be remembered?

As opposed to the original, vastly overbudgeted piece of crap that hemorrhaged viewers and was cancelled after a single season? The version that has remained a punch-line and an exemplar of brain-dead popular culture trash for over thirty years?

Actually, it was strongly rated and consistently won its time slot; I don't know what the number of viewers were, but I'm sure it was higher than nuBSG ever got. But other than that, you're right; it was way too expensive and just as brain-dead as nuBSG in its own way.

Ron Moore elevating BSG into watchable, worthwhile television was the best thing that could have happened to that sorry show -

You buy cars from him, too, don't you?

 

[cultcross]

Hitchhikers, obviously.

You mean the version that lost viewers as it went along or the version that'll be remembered?

As opposed to the original, vastly overbudgeted piece of crap that hemorrhaged viewers and was cancelled after a single season? The version that has remained a punch-line and an exemplar of brain-dead popular culture trash for over thirty years?

Ron Moore elevating BSG into watchable, worthwhile television was the best thing that could have happened to that sorry show - which is why participants from the original who could climb aboard did so like tourists scrambling for lifeboats on the Titanic, and participants who couldn't bitched like little girls in the press.

Battlestar Galactica is like Star Trek, Dr. Who, Stargate and Star Wars it's a franchise, but it's always the original that matters and is remembered the most since all the other versions are just that other versions, good or bad doesn't make much of a difference. In the end without the original paving the way there'd be no other versions, sequels or spinoffs.

Nonsense. The original BSG is a largely forgotten show from years ago and viewed as nothing more than cheesy crap by the majority who do remember it. The original is not comparable to Star Wars, Doctor Who, or Star Trek in any way, nor is doing a totally new remake of it the same as the ongoing franchises of any of these. Other than the title, and the names of some characters, there is almost nothing similar.
The closest comparable example is the new Star Trek movie, and even that made an effort to acknowledge the original timeline.
In 20, 30 years time, if BSG is remembered, it will be the new show. Because the original was awful and the new one was good, and is much more widely known, particularly outside genre circles.

 

[Checkmate]

Actually, it was strongly rated and consistently won its time slot; I don't know what the number of viewers were, but I'm sure it was higher than nuBSG ever got. But other than that, you're right; it was way too expensive and just as brain-dead as nuBSG in its own way.

Hahaha... no.

The ratings for the two shows are completely irrelevant. The original series took place in a time when most people only had three channels to choose from for crying out loud, and the new series was aired on an often ignored cable-only channel. Apples and oranges if ever there were any.

The new series is critically acclaimed, well-loved for its storytelling and character drama, features fantastic acting and is full of stunning visuals. The old series is a campfest of gaudiness, horrible writing, worse dialogue, and blantantly rehashed special effects on a weekly basis.

Even more telling is the number of episodes of each. The new series beats the old series in both quality and quantity!

The only thing the old series will be remembered as -- and currently is remembered as -- is an example of what to not do on a sci-fi television series. It was a joke then and it's an even bigger joke now.

 

[DWF]

Hitchhikers, obviously.



As opposed to the original, vastly overbudgeted piece of crap that hemorrhaged viewers and was cancelled after a single season? The version that has remained a punch-line and an exemplar of brain-dead popular culture trash for over thirty years?

Ron Moore elevating BSG into watchable, worthwhile television was the best thing that could have happened to that sorry show - which is why participants from the original who could climb aboard did so like tourists scrambling for lifeboats on the Titanic, and participants who couldn't bitched like little girls in the press.

Battlestar Galactica is like Star Trek, Dr. Who, Stargate and Star Wars it's a franchise, but it's always the original that matters and is remembered the most since all the other versions are just that other versions, good or bad doesn't make much of a difference. In the end without the original paving the way there'd be no other versions, sequels or spinoffs.

Nonsense. The original BSG is a largely forgotten show from years ago and viewed as nothing more than cheesy crap by the majority who do remember it. The original is not comparable to Star Wars, Doctor Who, or Star Trek in any way, nor is doing a totally new remake of it the same as the ongoing franchises of any of these. Other than the title, and the names of some characters, there is almost nothing similar.
The closest comparable example is the new Star Trek movie, and even that made an effort to acknowledge the original timeline.
In 20, 30 years time, if BSG is remembered, it will be the new show. Because the original was awful and the new one was good, and is much more widely known, particularly outside genre circles.

For one thing you totality missed my point for another the original Galactica was a mainstream show and while it was off the air for some 25 years it was still bought back, so no it was forgotten as you claim it was. And why would Bryan Singer by directing a movie based on the original series it was all that forgettable?

 

[Broccoli]

Actually, it was strongly rated and consistently won its time slot; I don't know what the number of viewers were, but I'm sure it was higher than nuBSG ever got. But other than that, you're right; it was way too expensive and just as brain-dead as nuBSG in its own way.

Hahaha... no.

The ratings for the two shows are completely irrelevant. The original series took place in a time when most people only had three channels to choose from for crying out loud, and the new series was aired on an often ignored cable-only channel. Apples and oranges if ever there were any.

The new series is critically acclaimed, well-loved for its storytelling and character drama, features fantastic acting and is full of stunning visuals. The old series is a campfest of gaudiness, horrible writing, worse dialogue, and blantantly rehashed special effects on a weekly basis.

Even more telling is the number of episodes of each. The new series beats the old series in both quality and quantity!

The only thing the old series will be remembered as -- and currently is remembered as -- is an example of what to not do on a sci-fi television series. It was a joke then and it's an even bigger joke now.

Wasn't the old series canceled because George Lucas threatened to sue or something?

 

[DWF]

Actually, it was strongly rated and consistently won its time slot; I don't know what the number of viewers were, but I'm sure it was higher than nuBSG ever got. But other than that, you're right; it was way too expensive and just as brain-dead as nuBSG in its own way.

Hahaha... no.

The ratings for the two shows are completely irrelevant. The original series took place in a time when most people only had three channels to choose from for crying out loud, and the new series was aired on an often ignored cable-only channel. Apples and oranges if ever there were any.

The new series is critically acclaimed, well-loved for its storytelling and character drama, features fantastic acting and is full of stunning visuals. The old series is a campfest of gaudiness, horrible writing, worse dialogue, and blantantly rehashed special effects on a weekly basis.

Even more telling is the number of episodes of each. The new series beats the old series in both quality and quantity!

The only thing the old series will be remembered as -- and currently is remembered as -- is an example of what to not do on a sci-fi television series. It was a joke then and it's an even bigger joke now.

Wasn't the old series canceled because George Lucas threatened to sue or something?

No, it was cancelled by ABC, it was too expensive at that point in time.

Still Stargate Universe isn't some kind of Galactica clone, it's not like Galactica invented that camera style or even storyline.

 

[AntonyF]

The only thing the old series will be remembered as -- and currently is remembered as -- is an example of what to not do on a sci-fi television series. It was a joke then and it's an even bigger joke now.

If it was such a joke, devoid of any redeeming value, why did RDM use it as a basis for a new show?

 

[Admiral Buzzkill]

Re: SG-U – Darkness (1x04) - (Discuss – Grade | SPOILERS)

Actually, it was strongly rated and consistently won its time slot...

Do you think you could come up with a more irrelevant metric?

ABC lost a lot of money as a result of BSG never hitting its targets after the novelty wore off. Only reason it was cancelled was that it was a failure.

You buy cars from him, too, don't you?

No, but you give the definite impression of being a real easy sell.

 

[Ryan Thomas Riddle]

Wait wait wait wait wait, how does the Destiny have towels on board?

They grabbed random supplies (before going through the gate). The ship may have also provided them with towels, though that seems less likely...

The ship did come with bedding--sheets, pillows, and comforters. So why not towels.

 

[Checkmate]

If it was such a joke, devoid of any redeeming value, why did RDM use it as a basis for a new show?

Premise != Execution.

The original series was a lesson on how not to execute the premise. The new series was a lesson on how to do it.

 

[Snaploud]

Wait wait wait wait wait, how does the Destiny have towels on board?

They grabbed random supplies (before going through the gate). The ship may have also provided them with towels, though that seems less likely...

The ship did come with bedding--sheets, pillows, and comforters. So why not towels.

...which begs the question how the ship preserves bedding over millions (or hundreds of thousands) of years. How long would such items usually last (in "like new" shape)? Though, I suppose Merlin got preserved for a long time, so why not bedding...?

 

[RJDiogenes]

Actually, it was strongly rated and consistently won its time slot...

Do you think you could come up with a more irrelevant metric?

Sure, but why bother? This one contradicts you well enough.

ABC lost a lot of money as a result of BSG never hitting its targets after the novelty wore off. Only reason it was cancelled was that it was a failure.

They lost money because the show was too expensive. oldBSG was canceled for the same reason reality shows and Jay Leno survive. Overhead.

You buy cars from him, too, don't you?

No, but you give the definite impression of being a real easy sell.

Because I don't buy into his "less is Moore" campaign? Now you're not even trying.

 

[cultcross]

If it was such a joke, devoid of any redeeming value, why did RDM use it as a basis for a new show?

Premise != Execution.

The original series was a lesson on how not to execute the premise. The new series was a lesson on how to do it.

Bingo.
The Buffy the Vampire Slayer movie was utter drivel, but it didn't stop a TV show taking the basic premise and doing it well.

 

[SmoothieX]

Wait wait wait wait wait, how does the Destiny have towels on board?

They grabbed random supplies (before going through the gate). The ship may have also provided them with towels, though that seems less likely...

The ship is intelligent right? It probably stopped off at a planet full of semi-sentient terri cloth where there was a terrible drought. The towels agreed to dry the people if they could keep the water they collected of the showerer.